ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the plausible reasons of Jatin Mukherjee's amazing absence in the vast bulk of works published by Rabindranath Tagore, whose literary output can be considered as the mirror of his time. Two exceptions occur in this absence. The first is a poem by Tagore, mentioned by historian Ramesh Chandra Majumdar in his monumental history, Independence Movement of India. As for the second exception, we learn that in May 1922, Tagore invited a group of Jatin Mukherjee's former associates to Santiniketan. In addition to his returning the honours received from the Crown, though Tagore had been black-listed by the colonial Police for having sympathy for or sheltered suspects who had been directly in touch with Jatindra, Tagore wrote, referring directly to Jatindra Mukherjee's contribution. A biography chronicling the events of his life, would be a false homage to the memory of Jatinda.
